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Teletskoye lake


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2006 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus LC breeding (1999) present A3
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC winter (1995–2001) 215–1,000 birds A4i
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC breeding (1999) present A3
Ural Owl Strix uralensis LC breeding (1999) 10–30 pairs A3
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa LC breeding (1999) 2–5 pairs A3
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus LC breeding (1999) present A3
Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus LC breeding (1999) present A3
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi LC breeding (1999) present A3
Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane LC breeding (1999) present A3
Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans LC breeding (1999) present A3
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki LC breeding (1999) present A3
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla LC breeding (1999) present A3
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator LC breeding (1999) present A3

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Teleckoe ozero Nature Monument (III) -
1932 Altaisky Zapovednik (Ia) 100
1996 Vodopad Korbu Nature Monument (III) -
1996 Chelushmanskiy Nature Monument (III) -
1998 Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (UA) 100
2009 Altaisky UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA) 64

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Forest 70 Native coniferous
Wetlands (inland) 13 Standing fresh water; Rivers & streams; Raised bogs
Grassland 6 Alpine, subalpine & boreal; Tundra
Desert 5

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research 62
tourism/recreation 50
fisheries/aquaculture 35
hunting 35
rangeland/pastureland 2


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Teletskoye lake (Russia (Central Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/teletskoye-lake-iba-russia-(central-asian) on 22/12/2024.